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Backfire: The Disgusting NRA Press Conference

Backfire: The Disgusting NRA Press Conference Backfire: The Disgusting NRA Press Conference

Wayne LaPierre failed to offer a reasonable alternative to gun control—and worse, made his opposition seem downright villainish. 

Dec 21, 2012 / George Zornick

Guns and Roses Guns and Roses

Once again, the media has absolutely failed us in keeping our government accountable on gun policy.

Dec 21, 2012 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

2012: The Year Our Sports Broke

2012: The Year Our Sports Broke 2012: The Year Our Sports Broke

A series of awful stories topped the Associated Press’s “sports stories of the year.”

Dec 21, 2012 / Dave Zirin

This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’

This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’ This Week in Poverty: US Single Mothers—’The Worst Off’

Despite working more hours than their peers in other high-income countries, single mothers in the US have higher poverty rates. 

Dec 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

We Fear Each Other, When Guns Themselves Are The Real Danger

We Fear Each Other, When Guns Themselves Are The Real Danger We Fear Each Other, When Guns Themselves Are The Real Danger

In guarding ourselves against remote dangers, we make ourselves more vulnerable.

Dec 20, 2012 / Harold Pollack

The Bork Legacy

The Bork Legacy The Bork Legacy

Bork was denied a seat on the Supreme Court because he was a right-wing zealot, not because of campaign of liberal lies.

Dec 20, 2012 / Herman Schwartz

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough

Our civil rights discourse must address the ways our institutions systemically oppress certain communities.

Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Real Movement on Gun Control?

Real Movement on Gun Control? Real Movement on Gun Control?

At the federal and state levels, some politicians are encouragingly willing to tackle gun control.

Dec 20, 2012 / George Zornick

Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’ Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’

Two interviews have new resonance since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders

George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs George Zornick: Walmart Sells Deadly Assault Rifles, but Won’t Carry Explicit CDs

After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, some companies are distancing themselves from guns.

Dec 20, 2012 / Press Room

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